Delusional parasitosis;Delirio parasitario dermatozoico

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 66-69

  Madoz Gúrpide, Agustín ^a   García Resa, Eloy ^b  

^a EAP San Blas   (Spain)

^b Clinica Mediterranea de Neurociencias   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENESIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3142681801     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13063180     Document Type: Review

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